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 24 December 2000
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NOAA
8 Active Regions
09268
09278
09279
09280
09281
09282
09283
09284
SMART
No Data
CHARM
Welcome to the Flare Prediction System. This page gives the active regions on the Sun today together with each regions probability for producing C-, M-, or X-class events. The flare probabilities were calculated using NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center data from nearly eight years of data starting November 1988 and ending June 1996. The percentage probabilities are based on the number of flares produced by regions classified using the McIntosh classification scheme (McIntosh, P., 1990, Solar Physics, 125, 251) during cycle 22. For example, between November 1988 and June 1996 there were 302 regions classified Eai. As this class produced 62 M-class events, the mean M-class flare rate is ~62/302 or ~0.21 flares per day. Assuming the number of flares per unit time is governed by Poisson statistics, we can estimate a flaring probability for the following 24-hours using P( one or more flares ) = 1 - exp( -mean ), i.e., P = 1 - exp( -0.21 ) ~ 0.19, or 19% for an Eai class region to produce one or more M-class flares in the next 24-hours. See Wheatland, M. S., 2001, Solar Physics, 203, 87 and Moon et al., 2001, Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, 106(A12) 29951 for further details.

Click here for a description of the various active region classifications from the Royal Observatory of Belgium.
Region Flare Probabilities (%)
Number McIntosh C-class M-class X-class
No Prediction Found

NOTE: Values in parantheses/brackets give the NOAA/SWPC forecast probabilities for the occurrence of one or more C-, M-, or X-class flares. When viewed in real-time and before 22:00 UT, predictions are valid up to 22:00 UT on the current date. When viewed in real-time after 22:00 UT (or when viewing past dates), predictions are valid up to 22:00 UT on the following date. The most recent data can also be found at NOAA's 3-day Space Weather Predictions page.

Please contact Peter Gallagher if you have any comments or questions regarding this research.

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Today's NOAA Active Regions
Group Number
Location
Hale
Class
McIntosh Class
Sunspot
Area
Number of Spots
Flares
History
09268 S18W70
(845",-280") 		α/β Hsx/Cso 0080/0080 01/04 -
09278 N09W33
(510",178") 		β/β Dao/Dao 0050/0070 08/12 -
09279 S12W17
(271",-163") 		β/β Cso/Eso 0110/0110 08/09 -
09280 N08E08
(-130",167") 		β/βγ Eki/Eki 0540/0540 21/25 /C2.7(01:55)
09281 N07W15
(243",150") 		β/β Cao/Cso 0010/0020 02/05 -
09282 N20E30
(-445",353") 		α/α Hsx/Hsx 0040/0040 01/01 -
09283 S14E51
(-714",-206") 		β/α Cao/Hax 0140/0120 04/01 C2.0(00:08)
C7.0(01:01)
C6.6(06:46)
M1.1(11:03)
C9.4(13:32)
/C2.5(03:40)
C3.4(04:52)
C3.7(08:17)
C3.0(11:08)
C4.0(16:42)
C2.8(17:20)
C1.9(22:46)
C2.4(23:53)
09284 N05W21
(338",116") 		β/- Cso/- 0020/- 05/- -

Events not associated with currently named NOAA regions: C1.4(04:54) C3.8(17:16) C2.6(20:07) C5.4(20:54) /C1.9(06:08) C3.4(08:31) C2.4(17:35) C2.6(19:52) C2.7(20:13)

Note: The tabulated data are based on the most recent NOAA/USAF Active Region Summary issued on 24-Dec-2000 00:30 , the values to the right of the forward slashes representing yesterdays values or events. Regions with no data in above property fields have decayed and exhibit no spots. The region positions are valid on 24-Dec-2000 23:30.